Table 2.

OLS Models Predicting Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) and Empty Calories with Interactions between Generation and Socioeconomic Status among Mexican-Origin Children

	Healthy Eating Index (2010 HEI)				Empty Calories
	Model 1		Model 2		Model 1		Model 2
Generation (Ref = Second Generation)
First Generation	2.42	***	1.96	**	−0.18	*	−0.13
Third Generation	−3.38	***	−3.80	***	0.30	***	0.34	***
Average SES	0.50		−0.04		0.03		0.09
× First Generation			−0.70				0.08
× Third Generation			1.45	*			−0.16	*
Child Female (=1)	1.29	***	1.28	***	−0.10	**	−0.10	**
Child's Age	−0.52	***	−0.51	***	0.04	***	0.04	***
Weekend Day (=1)	−1.59	***	−1.63	***	0.19	***	0.19	***
Female Householder (=1)	1.02	*	0.99	*	−0.06		−0.06
Householder Age	0.03		0.02		0.00		0.00
Householder Marital Status (Ref=Married/Living with partner)
Widowed	−0.38		−0.34		0.36		0.36
Separated/Divorced	−0.87		−0.71		0.14	*	0.13
Never Married	0.80		0.97		−0.09		−0.11
Intercept	49.00	***	49.19	***	2.18	***	2.16	***

Source: 1999/2000–2009/2010 NHANES; Mexican-origin children age 5–17 with householders age 55 or less, N = 4,799

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^***p<.001.